Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to beguile
Participle: beguiled
Gerund: beguiling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | beguile |
| you | beguile |
| he;she;it | beguiles |
| we | beguile |
| you | beguile |
| they | beguile |
Perfect
| I | have beguiled |
| you | have beguiled |
| he;she;it | has beguiled |
| we | have beguiled |
| you | have beguiled |
| they | have beguiled |
Past
| I | beguiled |
| you | beguiled |
| he;she;it | beguiled |
| we | beguiled |
| you | beguiled |
| they | beguiled |
Pluperfect
| I | had beguiled |
| you | had beguiled |
| he;she;it | had beguiled |
| we | had beguiled |
| you | had beguiled |
| they | had beguiled |
Future
| I | will beguile |
| you | will beguile |
| he;she;it | will beguile |
| we | will beguile |
| you | will beguile |
| they | will beguile |
Future Perfect
| I | will have beguiled |
| you | will have beguiled |
| he;she;it | will have beguiled |
| we | will have beguiled |
| you | will have beguiled |
| they | will have beguiled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | beguile |
| you | beguile |
| he;she;it | beguile |
| we | beguile |
| you | beguile |
| they | beguile |
Perfect
| I | have beguiled |
| you | have beguiled |
| he;she;it | have beguiled |
| we | have beguiled |
| you | have beguiled |
| they | have beguiled |
Imperfect
| I | beguiled |
| you | beguiled |
| he;she;it | beguiled |
| we | beguiled |
| you | beguiled |
| they | beguiled |
Pluperfect
| I | had beguiled |
| you | had beguiled |
| he;she;it | had beguiled |
| we | had beguiled |
| you | had beguiled |
| they | had beguiled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would beguile |
| you | would beguile |
| he;she;it | would beguile |
| we | would beguile |
| you | would beguile |
| they | would beguile |
Perfect
| I | would have beguiled |
| you | would have beguiled |
| he;she;it | would have beguiled |
| we | would have beguiled |
| you | would have beguiled |
| they | would have beguiled |
Imperative
| you | beguile |
| we | Let's beguile |
| you | beguile |
Verbs conjugated like 'beguile'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'beguile'
beguide,
beguilt,
beguyle,
befile,
begild,
begrime,
begripe,
beguilty,
besmile,
bewile,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to arouse interest
- allure, arrest, attract, becharm, bewitch, captivate, charm, court, delight, draw, enchant, engage, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, mesmerize, pull, pull in, sirenize, spellbind, tempt, tole
- deceive
- hoax, trick, cheat, victimize, delude, mislead, swindle, seduce
- charm
- delight, divert, cheer, amuse, entertain, regale, solace
Antonyms
- to evoke extreme anger in a person (or animal)
- allay, appease, assuage, bewitch, calm, captivate, charm, comfort, conciliate, console, defuse, disarm, enchant, lull, mollify, pacify, placate, quiet, relieve, settle, soothe, enrage
- deceive
- undeceive, enlighten, counsel, disabuse
- charm
- repel, disgust, irritate, annoy
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English begilen, begylen; equivalent to be- + guile. Compare Middle Dutch begilen (“to beguile”). Doublet of bewile.
Sample Sentences
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In a week or two, there was a great improvement of symptoms,—one of those deceitful lulls, by which her inexorable disease so often beguiles the anxious heart, even on the verge of the grave. Eva's step was again in the garden,—in the balconies; she played and laughed again,—and her father, in a transport, declared that they should soon [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)